Posted on 07. Dec, 2018 in: News

Denmark, Austria move ahead with foreign transit shelter plan

Denmark and Austria are still working on a joint plan to house failed asylum seekers at a transit shelter outside the EU, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said yesterday from a ministers’ meeting in…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2018 in: News

Liberals fear Chinese espionage threat from Huawei

The Liberals have urged the Justice Ministry to investigate the possible espionage threat from Chinese phone company Huawei. Denmark’s biggest telecom company, TDC, has a close cooperation agreement with Huawei, which has been…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2018 in: News

Latvia welcomes Crown Prince couple

On the first day of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s official visit to Latvia, President Raimonds Vejonis characterised Denmark as an important partner in his country’s defence and regional security. The…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2018 in: News

Foreign Minister offers Denmark’s ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine

Addressing the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Thursday, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsne stressed Denmark’s ‘unwavering support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine’ and urged Russia to accept internationally…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2018 in: News

Maersk aims for carbon emission-free future

AP Moller Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipper, has pledged to cut net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The company, which transports nearly one in five seaborne containers, said it needed its…

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Posted on 07. Dec, 2018 in: News

Business shorts

Analysts issue krone warning / Booming housing market slows down / Netto opens outlet no.500 Analysts believe the National Bank will be forced to intervene and buy up the krone this month, which…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

Løkke in more hot water over charitable foundation

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is facing a grilling over why he accepted a DKK50,000 donation for his charitable ‘Løkke Foundation’, allegedly in return for a political favour. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

UN migration treaty divides government and DPP

The government’s intention to sign up to the controversial Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Morocco next week has created a rift with its guarantor of a parliamentary majority, the Danish…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

Samuelsen backs U.S. move to scrap INF treaty

Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has called on Russia to dismantle its long-range missile systems, after his U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, announced yesterday that the Trump administration would begin the formal process to scrap…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2018 in: News

Local mayor denounces island plan: A ‘complete waste of taxpayers’ money’

The Mayor of Vordingborg has demanded a meeting with Integration Minister Inger Støjberg about the government’s ’hasty decision’ to build a holding centre for failed asylum seekers and criminal refugees in his municipality….

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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